Helping Extension professionals strengthen their skills in project development, proposal writing, and project management.

• OSU Research Foundation
• Principle Investigator Updates  Quarterly meetings with Research Foundation personnel will help you stay on top of changes and opportunities.Here you will find answers to many of your questions about working with OSURF. 
•  Extension's Connection to OSURF.  As you begin the proposal writing process, contact the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences' OSURF Annex to help you meet university and legal obligations, and submit the proposal to the sponsor.  They will help you complete required paperwork,  The earlier you begin working with OSURF, the more assistance is available.  Before submitting any proposal it must be reviewed and approved by our Pre-Award Officer in the OSURF Annex.

Off-Campus Extension OSURF Projects
Dana Glenn
 Research Foundation, 1960 Kenny Rd.  2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43210
Office: 614-292-6647    Fax: 614-292-4315
E-mail: glenn.135@osu.edu

On Campus Extension OSURF Projects
Ms. Laura Finch
Agricultral Engineer Bldg. 590 Woody Hayes Blvd. Suite 112
Office: (614) 292-3721      Fax: (614) 292-8555
E-mail: finch.24@osu.edu

• Proposal Development 

  • Budget Development 

  • 2005 Fringe Benefits Rates

• Intellectual Property

  • Types of Sponsors 

  • Gifts vs Contracts & Grants

  • Facilities & Administrative Costs Rates  (sometimes called indirect costs)

  • Permission to Seek Off-Campus Funding  form (PA-005)
    

  •   PI Checklist

  • Traveling as part of an OSURF Project
    

  • Who does what when preparing a proposal for OSURF
    

• Proposal Development Checklist 

• Qualifications to Serve as a Principal Investigator 

• Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center Research Support

• Requests for Proposals

  • New Requests for Proposals 

• Proposal Writing Assistance

  • Guides to Writing Proposals 

  • Tips from the National Institutes of Health

• OSU Cares: At this site you'll find: Announcements for internal funding opportunities. Reports of seed grants that have been funded the past three years. Reading the reports may give you ideas to try or to use as a starting point for your own proposal,links to the President's Council for Outreach and Engagement and the Campus Collaborative.  Both announce annual internal funding opportunities for collaborative outreach projects. 
• Grant Writing Basics: How to Get Funding for your Community Project This booklet is designed to help you work with community groups that would like to develop grant writing skills to find funding for their projects.  Note: This is a WORD document which you can open and/or save when prompted.  This booklet is the result of an OSU Cares Grant. 
• The Data Center: Explore the Data Center to find data and information to support the need for your proposed projects. County Profiles: On-line data and information about social, economic and environmental conditions  that is county-specific. 
• Ohio and national links to:
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• County & City Data Book
• County Business Patterns
• FedStats 
• Kids Count: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Regional Economic Information System (REIS)
• United States Historical Census Data Browser

Contract Templates for projects not administered by the OSU Research Foundation are available to you as Word and Wordperfect documents. Download and use the templates as a guide when you are developing working relationships with other organizations.

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Updated April 6, 2005